Showing posts with label Beauty review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beauty review. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 November 2015

A review of my new best friend…Sorry Diego


I'd never replace you Diego!

I’m being completely honest when I say I always want a quick fix.  I eat the wrong food and diet for two days and want results.  I sometimes fall asleep with my makeup on and then I’m horrified when my skin suffers.  I don’t think I have changed much since my teens and twenties, except that I have noticed that I’m not getting away with it as much.
So last month I came across a gadget called a Magnitone.  It claimed to empty out pores and tone your skin.  I suppose it was like an electric toothbrush but for the face.   Now being the sort of person that wants quick results, I thought I’d give it ago. After all it promised results in just seven days.  So I ordered the ‘Full Monty’ Magnitone (after of course convincing my husband that I really needed it in my life and I would definitely use it!) even though it was more expensive than the ‘Barefaced’ Magnitone.  I went for this particular model because you could also use it on your body and feet.

Easy to use

When I got it through the post, I was impressed with the packaging and I loved the fact the Magnitone was a bright colour.  It really stood out on my dressing table which meant that I would be less likely to misplace it (I have a very annoying habit of losing things).  I loved the fact that it had a USB charger meaning that I could use my iphone plug to charge it or just simply plug it into my computer to charge which is great for traveling. Getting the Magnitone through the post made me remember the time when I was 13 and I had four friends stay over. As they were all sitting round the table having breakfast, my mum came along with a parcel she had received, she told us she had ordered a face massager to tone her face. As she was opening the box she informed us the importance of looking after our skin. As mum pulled out her new face massager from the box and started to massage her face, I felt my heart sink and my face turn a beetroot colour.  My friends couldn’t stop laughing as my mother rubbed this phallic looking object over her face, while she called us dirty mined! Thankfully the Magnitone looks nothing like that!

I don’t really read instruction booklets and found that the Magnitone was idiot proof.  You press a button and off you go! Initially I charged it for 24 hours and decided that I would use it once a day just before bedtime. So I did my usual and washed my face to remove my eye makeup and added some cleanser and used the magnitone (toning setting) and worked around my face and neck, it was so quick it only took a minute and there was a beeper every 20 seconds to remind you to move to the next area of your face and automatically stopped after a minute. 

Stands out on my messy dresser

Results

After the first couple of uses my face definitely felt smoother, after one week my pores on my nose and chin were definitely much smaller.  The real test came when I saw my mum.  My mum (also my backbone and my critical friend) took one look at me and said “your skin looks good, what are you using?  Whatever it is I want one!”.  I was  pleasantly shocked as my mum normally tells me that I need to look after my skin and is the first person to point out if she doesn’t like what I’m wearing, if I look bloated, etc (she has a way with words).  
It’s been two weeks since I have started using the magnitone , its only added one minute to my bedtime routine and my husband is impressed that I’m still using it.  I love it and just like I won’t be going back to using a normal tooth brush, I won’t be giving up my Magnitone…It's a great investment for a busy mum. 

No...We are not going back!

Things to remember when using the Magnitone…

     1. you only need to use it once a day. Night is better as it’s when you have the most grime on your face! 
     2. Don’t press hard on your face just glide in circular motions. Remember you are not scrubbing your face. 
     3. Wash the head after each use 
     4. Replace the head every three months 
     5. Don’t use it on your eye area. 
     6. It’s waterproof

What makes the Magnitone special?

Unlike many similar looking products on the market the Magnitone doesn’t work like them (a scrubber). It uses a combination of pulsed vibrations and sonic oscillations that wobbles the dirt out of the pores, tones and boosts micro-circulation (Magnitone.co.uk).

Even though I love my Magnitone, if I could improve it I would...


1. have a light that would come on to notify me if I’m pressing too hard on my skin/face, just like I have on my electric toothbrush, when I add too much pressure on my teeth a red light comes on.

2. have it come in red, the barefaced Magnitones come in many different colours.  The Full Monty only comes in grey or teal.  I love strong colours especially red…

If you have any questions about the magnitone, just send me an e-mail and remember also eating well is key to looking good!

I need to remember to get one for my mum before she comes over and nicks mine!

Speak soon,

Minoushe xxx


P.s If Magnitone is reading this please send me a red one! 

Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Stretch marks can be an utter pain...See my review of Viridian's Ultimate Beauty Skin Repair Oil


So I'm 30 weeks pregnant and to be honest I feel like a hippo. I can feel my belly getting bigger and bigger, which is great in a way because it means the little guy in there is growing. However one thing comes to mind is stretch marks!
Stretch marks affect a lot of people (men and women). Before I had my son I was lucky enough to have never suffered from them, however within the last few days of my pregnancy they appeared all over my tummy. I'll be honest I didn't take it well. I tried creams, lasers and even wanted a tummy tuck (which I was told I wasn't a suitable candidate for). At the time I just obsessed with them and wished that I had tried to prevent them. 7 years later they have really faded and I'm paranoid about them returning. I have met many people that have been bothered by stretch marks and I suppose many of us don't think about preventing them until we get them. 
Just over four weeks ago I was given the opportunity to review a few products by Viridian. 

One product in particular really stood out and that was the "Ultimate Beauty Skin Repair Oil".  I thought this is definitely worth a go and was also safe to use when pregnant.  I read the instructions, the oil was to be applied morning and night. Initially I thought this was going to be messy, but the oil came in a bottle with a pump, which meant that I could dispense it without making a mess.  So I started in the evening after my shower. I was so pleasantly surprised that when I applied the oil it was absorbed into my skin straight away and I could wear my clothes almost immediately, which was proving very handy in the morning! I didn't need tons of it either and as I applied it the annoying itch I had on belly disappeared, It was soothing and actually helped my sleep.

Before using the Viridian Skin Repair Oil, I was using coconut oil which was really messy and wasn't getting absorbed into my skin as well. I next looked at the ingredients and did a bit of research and found that the Viridian oil contained 'Rosehip fruit oil'. Rosehip oil contains a natural derivative of vitamin A which is safe to use during pregnancy. The more research I did about this stuff the more I found out it was hailed as a beauty miracle. It renews damaged skin and fights wrinkles and stretch marks. It's seems to be the beauty secret to the likes of Kate Middleton, Victoria Beckham and Gwyneth Paltrow. So if it's good enough for them it's definitely good enough for us!
It's been a crazy few weeks for me, dealing with a poorly child and getting my house ready to be attacked by builders and living in a dusty house without any ceilings. Most of my beauty rituals have gone out of the window but I have religiously stuck to applying the oil to my belly.  I haven't given up mainly because the relief I have been getting from my belly itchiness, how soft my belly has felt and the ease and the lack of mess in applying the oil.
I love the fact that Viridian is Organic and made without the use of synthetic fragrances or colourings and is an ethical company. I also love the fact that a little of the Skin Repair Oil goes a long way.

I have been using the oil for just over four weeks now and I'm still stretch mark free even though I have exploded! My Bump is huge.  I must admit I'm very fussy with my creams and on my face I use Creme de la Mer.  I am a cream snob so for me personally I have been very impressed with the oil and will continue go use it after pregnancy.


  
Viridian Ultimate Beauty Skin Repair Oil costs £15.76 for 100ml 
http://www.viridian-nutrition.com/shop/Ultimate-Beauty-Skin-Repair-Topical-Oil-P598.aspx

If you have any questions about Viridian skin repair oil, pregnancy or stretch marks, just Tweet or e-mail me!

Speak soon,

Minoushe xx